Match Report
Liverpool (1st, 18 pts) visited Villarreal (2nd, 10 pts) with 8 points between them. The last five rounds placed Villarreal no better than 11th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Villarreal 2 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Liverpool 2.83 and 1, with the league averaging 1.55.
Liverpool entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Over the last five, Villarreal had taken 7 of 15 points to Liverpool's 15.
Estadio de la Cerámica in Villareal staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,008. On the scoreboard, Villarreal led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.